Thai officials claimed the Chinese government had given assurances that the Uyghurs would not be harmed in China, but human rights organizations fiercely criticized Thailand for failing to comply with international law. Tom Levitt from The Guardian shared the background of one of the deported Ugyhurs, whose family criticized Thailand’s “shameful” actions that may lead to his torture.
fredag 7. mars 2025
INTERNATIONAL CRITICISM FOLLOWS THAILAND’S DEPORTATION OF 40 UYGHURS TO CHINA
Thailand’s government deported 40 Uyghur asylum seekers to China in a secretive overnight operation last week. The group was carried to Bangkok’s Don Mueang airport in trucks with covered windows several hours after midnight on Wednesday, and then shipped to Kashgar in an unscheduled China Southern Airlines flight before 5:00 a.m. on Thursday. The Chinese government then announced that the “illegal immigrants” had been “repatriated.”
